03/21/2012

Singapore investors bullish on Asia

Affluent Singaporean investors remain bullish on Asia, but see more potential in regions like the Middle East and Africa (MEA), as well as North and Latin America, in the longer term, according to a survey by Standard Chartered Bank and Scorpio Partnershi

03/21/2012

Coutts Appoints Asia Chairman‎

He will act as a senior ambassador for Coutts in the region, working closely with senior management on the strategic development of the business.

03/21/2012

Wooing Nigeria's wealthy

Nigeria's super rich are no strangers to conspicuous consumption, and there's no better way to flaunt your wealth than by buying a brand new European sports car.

03/20/2012

Credit Suisse to Hire for Wealth Management

Osama Abbasi, Asia Pacific chief executive officer at Credit Suisse Group AG, talks about the company's business strategy for the region and the Asian investment conference that the bank is hosting this week in Hong Kong.

03/20/2012

Swiss banks still draw rich despite secrecy blows

Swiss bankers are on the defensive with their secretive industry under sustained attack for sheltering tax dodgers. Some cannot travel abroad for fear of arrest in tax investigations.

03/20/2012

AES International Opens First Office in Zurich ‎

AES International operates in several jurisdictions around the world, providing financial planning, wealth management and private banking services to expatriates living and working in Europe, the Middle East and other international markets.

03/19/2012

Shining Shoes Best Way Wall Street Women Outearn Men

Female personal care and service workers, which include butlers, valets, house sitters and shoe shiners, earned $1.02 for every $1 their male counterparts made in 2010, according to census data compiled by Bloomberg.

03/19/2012

New private bank stores £25m war chest for buys

Chief executive Ray Entwistle, former chairman of Adam & Co, said if the firm’s next round of fund raising was successful and the team decides to go ahead with the venture, the private bank will build a dedicated investment capability.